Ladies Cup | First Round | Report

Strabane, Fox Lodge and Burndennett Go Through To the Second Round of Ladies Cup.

Fox Lodge Vs Newbuildings

Fox Lodge set the tone in the first round of the cup as Hannah McLaughlin’s women got through to the second round with a 9-wicket victory against Newbuildings.

Batting First, the Foxies got off to a phenomenal start as Emma Allen faired best with the bat with an unbeaten score of 102 and with a 150-run partnership with Sarah Black (93), along with 38 runs from Mollie Devine steered McLaughlin’s side to post a final total of 257.

In reply, Newbuildings fought hard to chase down the colossal total but with a 75-run partnership from Kelsey Laird (46) and Leanne Riddles (23) helped the total push to 80 off the first 10 overs.

With a change of the bowling from K Bates (4-12) and Laird’s dismissal in the 12th over, Newbuildings struggled to achieve the final total and finished all out for 100 runs.